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Stikes and ptoests in Greece over reforms

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Thousands of Greek protesters marched in Athens on Friday against new reforms that parliament is set to approve next week in return for bailout funds. The first major protests of 2018 saw the shutdown of the metro, used by some 938,000 commuters daily which caused a traffic gridlock in the city of 3.8 million people. The bill pending parliament approval on Monday would restructure family benefits, introduce a new process for foreclosures on overdue loans, and make it harder to call a strike.